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#B9AFEB closest to Purple Illusion

#B9AFEB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(185, 175, 235)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 60% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B9AFEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.39:1.

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Variations of #B9AFEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B9AFEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B9AFEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B9AFEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1B5E9
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B7EE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B5EC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1B5E9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B4EA
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFB9C4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6B3DA
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B5C5

#B9AFEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#B9AFEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.39:1 Very good#B9AFEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B9AFEB in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #B9AFEB; }
.background { background-color: #B9AFEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B9AFEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 175 235);
color: hsl(250 60% 80%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.085 292.0);

#B9AFEB FAQ

What color is #B9AFEB?

#B9AFEB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Purple Illusion. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B9AFEB?

#B9AFEB is rgb(185, 175, 235) in RGB, hsl(250, 60%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B9AFEB?

The complementary color of #B9AFEB is #E1EBAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B9AFEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B9AFEB: 10.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B9AFEB a warm or cool color?

#B9AFEB is a cool color.